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SUMMARY:Tai Chi Chih/Qigong class
DESCRIPTION:Take an hour out of your busy week to enjoy a free Tai Chi Chih/Qigong class with Raymond Reid. \nTai Chi Chih (pronounced tie chee cha) is a non martial form of Tai Chi that increases the life force or vital energy that flows through us and all things in the universe. \nTai Chi Chih consists of 19 movements and one posture. Tai Chi Chih creates an awareness of and influences dimensions of our being that are not part of traditional exercise programs.
URL:http://congresssquarepark.org/event/tai-chi-chihqigong-class-2/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
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SUMMARY:Royal Hammer (Roots Reggae)
DESCRIPTION:Join us for live music during the May First Friday Art Walk featuring Royal Hammer! \nRoyal Hammer is a seven-piece roots reggae collective from Portland\, Maine. Comprised of some of Portland’s most talented and seasoned musicians\, Royal Hammer has for many years paid thoughtful and respectful homage to the great traditions of Gregory Isaacs\, Dennis Brown\, Roots Radics and many others. Fresh off the release of its debut album\, My Bubble\, Royal Hammer has begun spreading their message of love\, hope\, and justice to a broader audience. Fronted by lead singer\, guitar player\, and arranger\, Michael Taylor (Rustic Overtones\, the Awesome)\, Royal Hammer is\, Gary Gemitti (Rustic Overtones) on drums\, Tyler Quist (Jaw Gems\, the Awesome) on keyboards\, Stu Mahan (London Souls\, Nat Osborne) on the low end\, and horn section Ryan Zoidis (Lettuce\, Soulive\, Rustic Overtones)\, Dave Noyes (Plains\, Rustic Overtones) and Lucas Desmond (Model Airplane\, Kenya Hall Band). Among their long list of accomplishments\, Royal Hammer has shared the stage with such legendary artists as Lee “Scratch” Perry\, Barrington Levy\, and Midnite as well as backing up international reggae artists Marty Dread and Glen DaCosta of the Wailers.
URL:http://congresssquarepark.org/event/royal-hammer-roots-reggae/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
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SUMMARY:Community Event: Air Story from LumenARRT!
DESCRIPTION:“Air Story\,” the latest video projection from LumenARRT!\, will be in Congress Square on First Friday.  LumenARRT!\, the video crew from The Artists’ Rapid Response Team (ARRT!)\, is using this projection to remind people that climate change is an undisputed fact among scientists and that there are many toxic substances in our air.  The brief video projections will be repeated from approximately 7:45 to 9 PM.   An interactive component will allow viewers to find out the air quality in their zip code. \n#WhatsYourBreathableNumber
URL:http://congresssquarepark.org/event/community-event-air-story-lumenarrt/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
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SUMMARY:Community Event: Steel Drum Street Dance
DESCRIPTION:Join Sister Steel Pan Band (Portland) and Planet Pan Band (Blue Hill) for an outdoor dance party in the heart of Portland! We’ll be kicking off the 27th Annual New EnglandSteel Pan Festival held the following day at Thompson’s Point. Come and dance side by side with steel pan players from over twenty different bands around New England as they join together to let loose as audience members for a night! The mix of traditional calypso and familiar pop will be sure to have you dancing and smiling\, no matter what age.
URL:http://congresssquarepark.org/event/ce-steel-drum-street-dance/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:Summer Swing Dance with CC & The Swing Set
DESCRIPTION:Help us kick off our 4th season of summer swing dances in the square with our incredible partner Portland Swing Project! \nThis talented musical powerhouse plays songs from the prohibition era on\, songs from around the world\, and originals fit to swing.  The group’s core includes Caroline Cotter on ukulele\, guitar and vocals\, Tyler Lienhardt on fiddle and vocals\, and Jed Bresette on standup bass and vocals. They’ll make you want to dance! Or tap your foot and smile. www.ccandtheswingset.com \nPortland Swing Project is a local organization with a passion for swing music and dances of the 1920s to today. We teach\, dance\, perform and provide live and DJ’d swing music spanning a century to local venues. We’re also some of the friendliest people you’ll ever meet – we have a bunch of fun so come join us! For information on weekly classes and dances\, private lessons and special events\, check out www.portlandswingproject.com.
URL:http://congresssquarepark.org/event/summer-swing-dance-cc-swing-set/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance
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SUMMARY:Salsa in the Square with PM Salsa and Primo Cubano!
DESCRIPTION:Don’t miss our sizzlin’ Salsa in the Square evenings with PM Salsa featuring Primo Cubano! ALL Level dancers wanted!  From 6:00-6:30 enjoy a free 1/2 hour beginner Salsa lesson with Wendy of PM SALSA\, followed by live music and dancing with Primo Cubano. Come dance the night away on the 4th Friday of the month. \nPM Salsa seeks to spread the joy\, creativity\, athleticism and passion that is brought about through salsa dancing and to grow a stronger community through dance. Wendy Edwards of PM Salsa believes the best part of salsa dancing is in seeing people come together in a positive\, healthy environment while celebrating people’s individuality. Her goal is to provide people with the foundation and tools for them to build on their own individual style. Her classes are fun and welcoming for all. \nPrimo Cubano plays traditional Cuban dance music dating back to the turn of the 20th Century.  Son is the most popular style to come out of Cuba and is the primary contributor to the blend of Latin styles today known as Salsa.  It was first a music of the country people and eventually migrated to Havana\, where it was urbanized and began to draw a wider audience. \nGuitarist Paul D’Alessio\, a simple-living country man himself\, came into contact with this music on a trip to Cuba in 2004 with the Brunswick-Trinidad Sister City Association\, a cooperative between Brunswick\, ME and the city of Trinidad\, Cuba.  He began learning to play Son music on a guitar-like instrument native to Cuba called the tres and subsequently formed Primo Cubano\, “Cuban Cousin”. \nTrumpeter Marc Chillemi has also spent time in Cuba and has played in various other Latin groups.  He also plays percussion and sings on the choruses\, or coros\, to which the lead singer\, or sonero responds with an improvised lyric. \nLenny Hatch has loved the congas since he first heard Mongo Santamaría play Watermelon\, and he has been playing them in addition to the bongó and other percussion instruments for over 20 years now. \nEric Winter has been singing all his life and began studying Spanish at the age of 12.  He has become particularly interested in Cuban music in the last few years.  Eric also plays maracas and is the newest addition to Primo Cubano. \nKeeping it all together is Duane Edwards on the bass fiddle. He is a graduate of the University of Maine at Augusta and plays in various groups in the area.  As a jazz student\, he took very quickly to the tumbao bass pattern that makes this music so danceable.
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LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
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